Sentences with phrase «multibillion dollar project»

The multibillion dollar project to develop high - definition television for Europe should be abandoned, unless the European Commission agrees to substantial subsidies for broadcasters using the technology.

The $ 100 million is only enough for research, not to fund the full mission, which Milner says will be a decades - long, multibillion dollar project on the scale of the world's biggest scientific experiments, like the James Webb Space Telescope or the Large Hadron Collider.

But a nearly 20 - year - old, multibillion dollar project like Star Wars has nurtured so many supporters in Congress and across the country that it could prove very hard to slow down.

Another key issue in District 4 is the Midtown East Rezoning, a multibillion dollar project that aims to rezone 78 blocks in the district.

Cuomo has been reluctant to divulge details on how the tolls on the Tappan Zee Bridge will be affected after the multibillion dollar project to replace the over three mile long bridge is completed.

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U.S. military veterans will meet with tribal leaders on Saturday as they continue to entrench themselves in a North Dakota camp where thousands of activists are protesting a multibillion - dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation.

The downturn has cut into profits at U.S. casino operators such as Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd., which have multibillion - dollar projects in the pipeline.

Additionally, it comes at a time when oil prices are on the rise, but stuck in a range that makes multibillion - dollar projects in new offshore areas unattractive for many drillers.

There are many very capable public servants — but not many with experience of delivering multibillion - dollar transit projects, hospitals or stadiums.

This improvement even comes before Teck's multibillion - dollar investment in the Fort Hills oil sands project starts up by the end of the year.

But she said it was frustrating to watch local governments — three of the 20 finalists for the Amazon project are in the Washington area — roll out the red carpet for a multibillion - dollar corporation.

The Unist» ot» en occupation has already contributed to the cancellation of five pipelines, including Enbridge's Northern Gateway project — a multibillion - dollar development that would have pumped bitumen from Alberta's tar sands to Canada's Pacific coast.

Thousand Islanders are up in arms about what they call a multibillion - dollar boondoggle by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a project the Corps claims will keep the St. Lawrence open for year - round navigation

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's multibillion - dollar upstate economic development plans, including the massive Buffalo Billion project, may be derailed by growing nervousness from IBM and other companies over the continuing corruption probes.

An infrastructure briefing by senior administration officials to a bipartisan group of senators was derailed on Tuesday by New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D.), who accused the administration of «killing people» by not prioritizing a multibillion - dollar tunnel project for her home state, a source familiar with the briefing told the Washington Free Beacon.

Then the prosecutor took direct aim at Cuomo's signature «Buffalo Billion» economic - development project — and seems to have extended that probe to the multibillion - dollar SUNY Poly nanotech initiative, which dates to the Mario Cuomo administration.

Fred Dicker: Cuomo's multibillion - dollar upstate economic - development plans, including the massive Buffalo Billion project, may be derailed by growing nervousness from IBM and other companies over the continuing corruption probes.

The Utica project was merely one chunk of the multibillion - dollar investment with which the Cuomo administration has pledged to seed nanotechnology and high - tech industries in upstate cities starved for economic growth.

That report, called a draft environmental impact statement, will provide a recommendation to the New York State Department of Transportation on what multibillion - dollar option they should select for the project.

And, because the project requires no new railways or private land acquisition, it comes with a relatively modest price tag compared to multibillion - dollar undertakings such as the Second Avenue subway or the LIRR extension to Grand Central Station, the officials add.

Unearthed in March during London's multibillion - dollar Crossrail project, a skeleton from the centuries - old Bedlam burial grounds waits to be cataloged for further study.

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLORADO — High - energy physicists from around the world would like to build a multibillion - dollar linear collider as the next big accelerator project.

When a multibillion - dollar physics experiment is canceled, it's tempting to look for lessons that can be applied to future megascience projects.

The multibillion - dollar ITER fusion project will take another 6 years to build beyond the — now widely discredited — official schedule, a meeting of the governing council was told this week.

While serving in the private sector, Mr. Leonard provided management oversight of complex and innovative research and development programs involving multibillion - dollar projects.

Southeast Asia offers rich renewable sector opportunities, recently exemplified by Chevron's multibillion - dollar sale of its Indonesian and Philippines geothermal projects, and the purchase of Equis Energy for $ 5 billion.

«Less restrictive minimum setbacks would benefit many Ohio businesses that manufacture wind turbine components and restore the multibillion dollar economic development projects statewide.»

British Columbia's burgeoning LNG industry, however, appears to have wider support among native groups, some of which are equity partners in proposed multibillion - dollar projects.

Paul Glass Qualified: 2002 Made partner: 2015 Key cases: Advising a global multibillion - dollar company in relation to data breaches and theft of customer data by third parties; advising a global multibillion - dollar technology and IT company on disputes arising out of IT projects.

Canadian Lawyer returns to Quebec this year for our latest regional firm survey, to find the province's full - service outfits jockeying with local and national rivals alike for a position on Plan Nord, the multibillion - dollar project for the development of Quebec's north.

The enduring relationships we have formed with government officials in capitals across the region, in Washington DC and around the world enable us to successfully engage on behalf of private businesses operating abroad to help them overcome challenges, whether they involve routine contracts, multibillion dollar infrastructure projects or critically sensitive matters of national security.

Decisive, solutions - focused, and results - oriented leader with experience in multibillion - dollar global pipeline, FEL and phase projects.

Part of a 33 - acre, multibillion dollar mixed - use development of the Hong Kong - based Mass Transport Railway Corp., the project will include 12 million sq. ft. of office, hotel and residential units.